Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Killing me softly video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTlmho_RovY
Jean Kilbournes double headed thesis. She views that violence towards woman is subtly encouraged by advertisements by protraying them as objects. Would be a great topic to use for media representation, or use as how with comunication model could be applied to her arguement.

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Blocking the Net

Highlights the debate on blocking the internet by using classification board ACMA.
http://news.sbs.com.au/insight/episode/index/id/59#watchonline

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Media Debates

Everette E Dennis & John C Merrill, 1991Longman Publishing Group

This book has a collection of media issues that you could run as a classroom debate. It would be good as a guide to address Unit 4 outcome 3, Media Infuence.

Metro Magazine

Metro Magazine is a magazine that is published by ATOM. It has articles and analysis on current films and media. Would be useful to subscribe to and keep up to date. Would give ideas for film narrative. Unit 3 outcome 1, narrative

A first look at communication theory

Emory Griffin, 2009, Mc-GrawHill Companies

A book that has good descriptions of communication theories. There is nice little cartoons and graphic that explain the theories. The illustrations would be good to use to expain the theories in a visual way to students.
Help for an in depth understanding of the theories, for Unit 4, Outcome 3 Media Influence.

Monday, September 13, 2010

Digital resource finder for Film Australia

This website is an excellent tools for find resources for teaching a number of subjects. Could be used to address all of the units across VCE, you just need to search

Grid systems in graphic design: a visual communication manual for graphic designers

by Josef Mhuller-Brockmann, 1996, Heer Druck AG
Outlines conventions that are used in good magazine and/or poster layout. Also explain type and it's history. Good to use for Unit 2, Outcome 1, Media production, when explaining the codes of newspapers or magazines.

Sunday, September 12, 2010

michael's yellow book

Edited/ collated by Michael Considine
This a selection of articles, examples, explanations of everything in the current VCE media study guide. Good to keep and add things too. Useful for all sections of the study guide.

Womens' weekly covers

 A great selection of old Women's weekly magazine covers. The covers depict what was going on at the time in history. Easily address Unit 4, Outcome 2 Social Values.

Swinburne On Line Professional Development

This is from the Swinburne On Line Professional Development
Teachers and Students Resource Page for Media

It includes documents and links listed below are intended to help students learn about the relationship between the media and the social values of the culture in which media texts exist. Unit 4 outcome 2, social values.